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The United States signs "'''foundational agreements"''' with its defence partners.{{Sfn|Jain|2018|p=114–116}} These are "routine" agreements and include: [[General Security of Military Information Agreement]] (GSOMIA); Logistic Support Agreement (LSA); Communications and Information Security Memorandum of Agreement (CISMOA) and the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement for Geospatial Intelligence (BECA).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Philip|first=Snehesh Alex|title=The 3 foundational agreements with US and what they mean for India's military growth|url=https://theprint.in/defence/the-3-foundational-agreements-with-us-and-what-they-mean-for-indias-military-growth/531795/|access-date=2020-10-28|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Roy|first=Shubhajit|title=BECA — and importance of three foundational pacts of India-US military cooperation|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/beca-india-us-trade-agreements-rajnath-singh-mike-pompeo-6906637/|access-date=2020-10-28|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last1=Ragi|first1=Sangit K.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KJwuDwAAQBAJ&q=foundational+agreements&pg=PT79|title=Imagining India as a Global Power: Prospects and Challenges|last2=Sondhi|first2=Sunil|last3=Pathak|first3=Vidhan|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-351-60915-9|language=en}}</ref>

== Signatories ==
The United States has signed over 100 foundational agreements with defence partners around the world.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jha|first=Lalit K|title=Foundational Agreements Facilitate Better Defence Ties: US|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/foundational-agreements-facilitate-better-defence-ties-us/896656|access-date=2020-10-28|website=Outlook India}}</ref> In 2020 India signed the BECA, having already signed GSOMIA in 2002 (and its extension the ISA in 2019), an adapted version of the LSA — Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) in 2016, and an adapted version of CISMOA — Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Editorial|title=Back to Future|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/back-to-future-2-india-us-meet-6906084/|access-date=2020-10-28|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshi|first=Manoj|author-link=Manoj Joshi (journalist)|title=Building upon the American connection|url=https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/building-upon-the-american-connection/|access-date=2020-10-28|website=ORF|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Watch {{!}} India and U.S. sign BECA|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/india-and-us-have-signed-beca/article32962324.ece|access-date=2020-10-28|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Tomar|first=Dr Ravi|title=India-US Relations in a Changing Strategic Environment|url=https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/rp0102/02RP20|access-date=2020-10-28|website=www.aph.gov.au|language=en-AU}}</ref>

== References ==
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=== Bibliography ===

* {{Cite journal|last=Jain|first=Bhupesh|title=LSA, CISMOA, and BECA: The Future of US-India Defence Ties|url=https://archive.claws.in/images/journals_doc/362182962_BhupeshJain.pdf|journal=CLAWS Journal|volume=Summer 2018|pages=114–126}}
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RodolfoTorpy at 19:23, 14 April 2022